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Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse

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“A terrific book . . . A thoughtful explanation of how the dramatic decline of insect species and numbers poses a dire threat to all life on earth.” —Booklist, starred review

Drawing on thirty years of research, award-winning entomologist and conservationist Dave Goulson has written an accessible, fascinating, and important book that examines the evidence of an alarming drop in insect numbers around the world. “If we lose the insects, then everything is going to collapse,” he warned in a recent interview in the New York Times—beginning with humans’ food supply. The main cause of this decrease in insect populations is the indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides. Hence, Silent Earth’s nod to Rachel Carson’s classic Silent Spring which, when published in 1962, led to the global banning of DDT. This was a huge victory for science and ecological health at the time.

Yet before long, new pesticides just as lethal as DDT were introduced, and today, humanity finds itself on the brink of a new crisis. What will happen when the bugs are all gone? Goulson explores the intrinsic connection between climate change, nature, wildlife, and the shrinking biodiversity and analyzes the harmful impact for the earth and its inhabitants.

Smart, eye-opening, and essential, Silent Earth is a forceful call to action to save our world, and ultimately, ourselves.

Silent Earth includes approximately 20 black-and-white illustrations and charts and graphs.

“What you never knew about bumblebees, from a man who is both passionate and knowledgeable.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Essential reading.” — Independent, London

“Goulson steps seamlessly between knowledgeable professor and impassioned environmentalist, and you can’t help but get on board.” —Sierra Magazine

© 2024 Harper (E-bog): 9780063088221

Release date

E-bog: 19. marts 2024

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